Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the behaviour of E or G as a function of frequency or time , or more usually of temperature that constitutes the relaxation experiment . |
| 2 | At the other end of the scale is the much vaunted desktop publishing system which requires high resolution graphics ; either Extended Graphics or Hercules for a PC system , special software such as Aldus PageMaker or Harvard Publisher , and an intelligent page printer . |
| 3 | On your appointment or re-appointment as a tutor you will receive at the beginning of the session : — |
| 4 | the operation of inserting the printed pages , sections or signatures of a book in the correct order for binding . |
| 5 | As an amateur ornithologist he knew himself to be far behind those people who could identify from a snatch of song or flicker of a wing . |
| 6 | It will be circulated freely and provides the public with one key contact for information on each sport or branch of a sport . |
| 7 | ‘ Belonging to another ’ is proved by showing that the property was appropriated from someone having possession or control of it , e.g. the owner or tenant etc. of a dwelling house would have possession and control of all the personal property in the house , and the owner or driver of a car would have possession or control of the contents of the car . |
| 8 | Although the accounts are drawn up for the benefit of the proprietors or shareholders of a business , the primary objective of such accounts could be said to establish the amount of tax due to the Inland Revenue . |
| 9 | It is easy enough to identify opposing terms or attitudes in a text , but how does one decide whether or not they are balanced or reconciled ? |
| 10 | Daytime employment , sheltered work , or a place at a day centre or day hospital may be one answer , or removal to a hostel or group home . |
| 11 | A change in the weight or fineness of a coinage can occasionally provide a link between an undated and a dated coin . |
| 12 | The frequency of gap junctions at the edge of the gastric ulcer was almost the same as that in the endoscopically normal mucosa of the gastric fundus or antrum at a distance from the ulcer . |
| 13 | It means a dispute between workers and their employer which relates wholly or mainly to one or more of the following : terms and conditions ( including physical conditions ) of employment : engagement , non-engagement , termination or suspension of employment or of duties of employment ; matters of discipline ; membership or non-membership of a trade union ; facilities for union officials ; machinery for negotiation or consultation and other procedures , including recognition of unions . |
| 14 | You are the first of the king 's officers to know that Lord Grey of Ruthyn is carried off prisoner into Wales , and if this moment you turned out the muster of every shire between here and Denbigh , and loosed them into Clocaenog forest , do you think you would find hide or hair of a Welshman there ? |
| 15 | The council is providing cash towards the cost of a major survey in Hemlington , Middlesbrough , where plans for a Community Action Plan are under way . |
| 16 | • Baby wipes ( thick ones are best ) or a damp sponge or flannel in a plastic bag . |
| 17 | The empirical formula shows the simplest ratio of the number of atoms or ions in a substance . |
| 18 | The arrangement of atoms , molecules or ions in a crystal can be depicted as a crystal lattice . |
| 19 | This is the movement of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a region of lower concentration . |
| 20 | the first ideas or sketches of a designer noted down for future reference . |
| 21 | Most practitioners undertake reviews of procedures at some time or other , whether they are procedures in the commonly accepted sense of the term , ie low-level processes or activities with a set order of steps ( Collins Standard Reference Dictionary ) , or the total activities of an organisation that combine to achieve the purpose of the business as a whole . |
| 22 | While policy is in the formative stages there is a constant worry over how a particular initiative , or response to a crisis , will appear in the mass media . |
| 23 | They 're waiting for that split second when all the backs are turned so they can slip a jacket or jumper in a bag and walk out of the shop . ’ |
| 24 | This introductory expression is made phonologically prominent and the whole of the first clause or sentence in a paratone may be uttered with raised pitch . |
| 25 | MICHAELSON & ORIENT At a gallery specialising in ceramics , a show devoted to the distinguished British ceramicist , Henry Pim . |
| 26 | The processor contains circuitry to request the next instruction from the store , and to receive , decode , and execute it ; the latter may require further read or write accesses to the store , or interaction with a transput unit . |
| 27 | There were no marks or signs of a struggle , and the body was without a blemish . |
| 28 | In the past the case has been based on the wish to delay in unstimulated life it home or admission to a training centre . |
| 29 | An occasional treat or privilege for a child who has made a big effort to master a new skill or managed to give up a bad habit hardly comes into that category . |
| 30 | As far as any remedy in damages is concerned this point will not be of any significance and it is most unlikely that any action would be brought in a business secrets case unless some damage or advantage to a competitor had occurred or was thought likely to do so . |